Pollination of Decio apple trees

Your Decio apple tree is in flowering group 5.
It is self-sterile and needs a pollination partner nearby.
The following varieties will pollinate this apple tree.
(Most crab-apples will also be good pollinators for this variety).

GoldRush is a modern disease-resistant apple, like Golden Delicious but with a better tart/sweet balance. It is also one of the best new hard-cider varieties.More info >Flowering group: 4Self-sterilePicking: Very-Late season

Cottenham SeedlingA well-regarded early 20th century cooking apple from the east of England with a good pedigree.

Court Of WickSmall to medium. Conical. Golden yellow skin, blushed red and spotted with russet. Flavor is strong and fruity.

DeliciousOne of the most famous and important American apple varieties. The original Delicious has a flavor that many find superior to the numerous sports such as Red Delicious that have been developed from it.

Doctor HarveyOriginates from East Anglia in the 1600s. Named after Dr Gabriel Harvey of Cambridge.

Dumelow's SeedlingOne of the best cooking apples of the Victoria era. More correctly known as Dumeller's Seedling.

Mollie's DeliciousA very good to excellent early apple ripening. Fruits are large to very large, conical in shape with a pinkish red color. Has an exceptionally pleasing aftertaste. This quality can be maintained in storage for at least 10 weeks under refrigeration.

King Charles PearmainAn attractive 19th century pearmain-shaped apple with a dull golden yellow skin. The flesh is firm, fairly juicy, and strongly flavoured.

King of the PippinsA good early/mid-season dual-purpose variety, thought to originate from 18th century France (where it is known as Reine de Reinettes) but widely grown in England since Victorian times.

Crab apples

It is worth remembering that many (but not all)crab apple trees make excellent pollinators for almost any apple variety. This is because they produce very large quantities of pollen over a long period and are (with some exceptions) only distantly related to mainstream apple varieties so their pollen is highly compatible.

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